Combined folding-bed case and wardrobe



(No Model.) A. s. WHITE.

COMBINED FOLDING BED CASE AND WARDROBE.

No. 473,984. Patented May a, 1892.,

a? 1 I i 1i '1 I a G! WITNESSES: G 3 l/VE/VTOR ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

ARTHUR S. \VHITE, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

COMBINED FOLDING-BED CASE AND WARDROBE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 473,984, dated May 3,1892.

Application filed July 17, 1891. Serial No. 399,868- (No model.)

To (ZZZ whom it Wavy concern.-

Be it known that I, ARTHUR S. WHITE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan,have invented certain new andnseful Improvements in Combined Folding-BedCases and WVardrobes; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appert ains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to improvei'nents in a combined folding-bed caseand wardrobe or equivalent article of furniture, and more particularlyto the manner of connecting and arranging the case for the folding bedand the wardrobe; and its object is to provide the same with certain newand useful features hereinafter more fully described, and particularlypointed out in the claims, reference being had to theaccompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective of a device embodying myinvention; Fig. 2, a plan view of the same; Fig. 3, an enlarged detailin vertical section from front to rear, and Fig. 4 a detail showing therespective positions of the small rolls D when the device is open andclosed.

Like letters refer to like parts in all the figures.

A is the stationary case, within which the bed-section proper is pivotedand inclosed when the device is closed. This bed-section is not involvedin my invention and may be of any convenient construction. The case A isprovided with a forwardly-projecting base A to give it stability and isprovided with casters 0.

B is the wardrobe, which maybe of any convenient form of construction,closing the front of the case A when brought in front of the same. Inthe bottom of this wardrobe, in suitable recesses, are two large rolls Dnear the front corners, traversing the floor and passing parallel withand in front of the base A, and near the rear corners two smaller rollstraversing a groove G in the upper surface of the base A. Said groove isinclined downward and outward at each end, as shown in Fig. 4, and thelarge and small rolls are so adjusted that as the small roll runs upthis incline G the large roll is lifted from the floor, as shown in Fig.3. Thus as the wardrobe moves off in either direction it is carried atits outer or advance side on a roll at its front only, which roll assaid wardrobe moves in the opposite direction is free to pass in frontof and unobstructed by the forwardly-prejecting base A. I thus avoid anynecessity for detachable supports for said outer sides. A daplicategroove may be provided at the extreme front edge of the projecting baseA and duplicate rolls provided in the bottom of the wardrobe to traversethe same, if desirable.

In the upper part and near the front of the case A is secured ahorizontal rod E, and on the back of the wardrobe B is another similarrod E parallel and near to the rod E. These rods are connected by one ormore links F, which surround both and are free to move laterally fromend to end on said rods. These rods and links serve to connect the caseA and wardrobe B at the top, and the link also serves as a stop when thewardrobe is moved either way from in front of the case. The large rollserves to carry the outer side of the wardrobe, and being large andhaving a broad face moves much easier than a caster, while by thearrangement of inclined ends to the groove G, when the wardrobe isdirectly in front of the case, they are lifted free from the floor andthe entire device is on the casters and moves freely in all directionson the same. It will also be observed that when the wardrobe is moved toone side the full distance allowed by the link F the roll D is on theincline G, which tends to keep the wardrobe in place.

What 1 claim is- 1. The combination of case A, having a baseportionwider than the side portions and having a projecting portion A, having alongitudinal groove Gin its upper surface and having its bottomdownwardly inclined at each end, substantially as shown, and thewardrobe or equivalent article of furniture B, similar in size andconstruction to caseA and connected thereto and having the pair of rollsD D journaled in a line at the rear thereof, traversing the groove G,and the pair of rolls D D, journaled in a line at the front thereof andtraversing the floor upon a line parallel to and in front of the frontedge of said base A, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a case adapted to contain a folding-bed sectionhaving a forwardly-projecting base, said base having a groove in itsupper surface, and a wardrobe having rolls traversing said grooves andother rolls traversing the floor and passing in front of said base, andhorizontal rods attached to the upper part of said case and wardrobe,respectively, and a link connecting said rods, substantially asdescribed.

3. The combination of a case adapted to contain a folding-bed sectionhaving a forwardly-projecting base and having one or more grooves in itsupper surface, said grooves having oppositely-inclined ends, and aWardrobe having rolls traversing said grooves and also rolls traversingthe floor and passing in front of said base, a rod across the front ofsaid case and a rod across the back of said wardrobe in the samehorizontal plane, and a link surrounding both of said rods and movablethereon, substantially as described.

4. The combination of the case A, adapted to contain a folding bedhaving a base portion wider than the sides and having a projectingportion A, forminga support for the section B when the bed is closed andprovided with a longitudinal way or groove G, having its bottomdownwardly inclined at each end, substantially as shown,and the wardrobeorequivalent article of furniture 13, similar in size and outline to thecase A and connected thereto and having the pair of rolls D D journaledto the bottom in a line at-the rear thereof and traversing the groove Gfor supporting the section B when the structure is closed, and the rollsD D, journaled to the bottom in a line at the front thereof of greatersize and having their axles below the plane of the axles of rolls D Dfor supporting said section B when the structure is open and traversingthe floor upon a line parallel to and in front of the front edge of saidbase when the structure is being closed, substantially as set forth.

5 The combination of a case A, adapted to contain a folding-bed sectionhaving a forwardly-projecting base A and mounted upon suitable casters0, and a wardrobe or equiv alent article of furniture 15, mounted upontwo pairs of rolls D D and D D, rolls D being of small size andjournaled at the rear corners and longitudinally traversing the uppersurface of said base, rolls D of large size journaled at the frontcorners and traversing the floor in front of the rolls D, two paral elrods, one of which is attached to the wardrobe and the other to thecase, and a link connectingsaid rods, and oppositely-inclined ways G inthe upper surface of the base A for the rolls D, whereby when the case Bis moved in front of the case A the same will be lifted from the floorand the whole structure rest and be movable upon casters O,substant1allyas set forth.

6. The combination of a case A, adapted to contain afolding bed havingaforwardly-projecting base A and mounted upon suitable casters 0, and awardrobe or equivalent. article of furniture B, closing the front of thecase A, mounted upon rolls D, journaled at its rear corners andlongitudinally traversing the upper surface of base A, andlarger rollsD, journaled at its front and traversing the floor in front of saidbase, and parallel horizontal rods E E, attached to said case andwardrobe, respectively, and connected by a movable link, whereby saidrods and link serve as a guide for the movable case in its traverse,substantially as set forth. I

7. The combination of acase A, adapted to contain a folding-bed sectionhaving a forwardly-projeeting base A, having oppositely and outwardlyinclined ways G for rolls and mounted upon suitable casters 0, and awardrobe or equivalent article of furniture B, closing the front of thecase A, mounted upon two pairs of rolls D D and D D, respectively, ar-.

ranged as described, the inner pair longitudinally traversing the base Aand the outer pair traversing the floor in front of said inner pair, arod E across the front of said case A and a rod across the back of saidwardrobe B in the same horizontal plane, and one or more links F,surrounding said rods and movable thereon, whereby the said case andwardrobe are connected togetherand the wardrobe lifted from the floor,and the entire structure rests upon the casters 0 whenclosed,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR S. WHITE. Witnesses:

DENNIS L. ROGERS, LUTHER V. MoULToN.

